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- The 'Thank You' Scroll Is the Best Thing to Happen to the Oscars Since Color TV
- Oscars 2016: Best Supporting Actress Winner Is Alicia Vikander
- Oscars 2016: Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio Reunited on the Red Carpet (and It Feels So Good)
- Oscars 2016 Winners: The Complete List From the 88th Academy Awards
- 2016 Oscars Red Carpet Photos
- 7 Reasons Why 'Gods of Egypt' Was an Epic Box Office Flop
- Weekend Box Office: 'Deadpool' Slays 'Gods of Egypt'
| The 'Thank You' Scroll Is the Best Thing to Happen to the Oscars Since Color TV Posted:  This year's Academy Awards had an exciting new flourish: a scroll that would run underneath the winners, allowing the acceptance speeches to be freer, less bound to strictly thanking your stylist, management, and publicist, and, most important, allows the speeches to be shorter. (This Oscar ceremony, so far, has been remarkably swift, with few of the winners actually having to be "played off," thanks largely to the scroll.)At an Oscar lunch, producers Reginald Hudlin and David Hill unveiled the scroll. "Words are written on the winds, a screen crab of your scroll can be kept forever," they said. Hill later said: "That started us thinking, how can we ensure that the winners have an opportunity to say what's in their hearts and thank the most important people at the same time?" And there is a precedent: Hilary Swank forgot to thank her then-husband Chad Lowe, and recently the Hollywood Reporter tallied up the relationship sustainability for winners who acknowledged their significant others versus those that did not. So, at the very least, this technological embroidery should save a few marriages. Thanks to the scroll, the speeches tonight were looser and more liberated. Winners were able to be more personal (instead of having to thank Harvey Weinstein, you can say hello to your son watching at home) and eccentric. In previous years, the music would have overwhelmed the wacky costume designer from "Mad Max: Fury Road" long before she was able to wax philosophical about the impending apocalypse. It's also funny to see the grammar some of the winners employed; "The Revenant" cinematographer Emmanuel Lubeszki is able to create painterly images in a peerless widescreen format. He is also a huge fan of exclamation points. But what did you think of the scroll? Let us know in the comments! This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Oscars 2016: Best Supporting Actress Winner Is Alicia Vikander Posted:  And the 2016 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress goes to... Alicia Vikander for "The Danish Girl."The Best Supporting Actress award may be the least talked about but one of the most up-in-the-air categories in the 2016 Oscar race. Vikander had already won a SAG Award for her role in "The Danish Girl," so, while her win isn't a shocker, it's still somewhat of an upset that Winslet didn't take home the Academy Award given that she'd already won a Golden Globe and the BAFTA for her role as Joanna Hoffman in "Steve Jobs." Oscar-winner Vikander is on a bit of a host streak, starring in two Oscar-nominated films in 2015: the aforementioned "The Danish Girl" and critical sci-fi darling "Ex Machina" (if you haven't seen the latter, do yourself a favor and watch it. Now that the 2016 Best Supporting Actress race is over, you can dream about next year's nominees. Or not. Your call. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Oscars 2016: Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio Reunited on the Red Carpet (and It Feels So Good) Posted:  Ah, our hearts will go on!After starring in one of the greatest, most beloved (and most Academy Award-winning) movies of all time, "Titanic," and then starring in a depressing Sam Mendes movie that nobody saw, "Revolutionary Road," real-life BFFs Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have reunited on the red carpet at this year's Oscars and they are a sight for sore eyes. This year, they're both nominated -- DiCaprio for his starring role as a vengeance-seeking wild man in "The Revenant" and she as the only person who stood up to the eccentric genius in "Steve Jobs" -- and they both looked absolutely amazing on the red carpet. DiCaprio, thought to be a shoo-in for the statue, kept it classic with his tuxedo, and Winslet looks as good as she always does, also in black. In other words: swoon. We'll see whether or not these two life-long buddies take home the gold tonight but they've certainly won our vote for sexiest non-sexual plutonic soul mates. That's a category, right?  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Oscars 2016 Winners: The Complete List From the 88th Academy Awards Posted: Awards season comes to a glitzy end tonight with Sunday's broadcast of the Academy Awards. Chris Rock returns to host one of the most competitive races in years -- with front-runners emerging late in the game, or not at all, in some categories. Will "The Revenant" sweep? Will Leo finally take home an Oscar? Can "Spotlight" ride its early buzz into the winners' circle? We'll be updating the winners' list throughout the show. So make sure to check back to see who won, and who lost. Sound Mixing "Mad Max: Fury Road" -- WINNER "Bridge Of Spies" "The Martian" "The Revenant" "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Sound Editing "Mad Max: Fury Road" -- WINNER "The Martian" "The Revenant" "Sicario" "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Film Editing "Mad Max: Fury Road" -- WINNER "The Big Short" "The Revenant" "Spotlight" "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Revenant" -- WINNER Ed Lachman, "Carol" Robert Richardson, "The Hateful Eight" John Seale, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Roger Deakins, "Sicario" Makeup and Hairstyling "Mad Max: Fury Road" -- WINNER "100 Year Old Man" "The Revenant" Production Design "Mad Max: Fury Road" -- WINNER "Bridge Of Spies" "The Danish Girl" "The Martian" "The Revenant" Costume Design Alicia Vikander, "The Danish Girl" -- WINNER Jennifer Jason Leigh, "The Hateful Eight" Rooney Mara, "Carol" Rachel McAdams, "Spotlight" Kate Winslet, "Steve Jobs" Adapted Screenplay "The Big Short," screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay -- WINNER "Brooklyn," screenplay by Nick Hornby "Carol," screenplay by Phyllis Nagy "The Martian," screenplay by Drew Goddard "Room," screenplay by Emma Donoghueâ�?�? Original Screenplay "Spotlight," written by Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy -- WINNER "Bridge of Spies," written by Matt Charman, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen "Ex Machina," written by Alex Garland "Inside Out," screenplay by Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley; original story by Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen "Straight Outta Compton," screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff; story by S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff Best Picture "The Big Short" "Bridge Of Spies" "Brooklyn" "Mad Max: Fury Road" "The Martian" "The Revenant" "Room" "â�?�?Spotlight" Best Actor Bryan Cranston, "Trumbo" Matt Damon, "The Martian" Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Revenant" Michael Fassbender, "Steve Jobs" Eddie Redmayne, "The Danish Girl" Best Actress Cate Blanchett, "Carol" Brie Larson, "Room" Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy" Charlotte Rampling, "45 Years" Saoirse Ronan, "Brooklyn" Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale, "The Big Short" Tom Hardy, "The Revenant" Mark Ruffalo, "Spotlight" Mark Rylance, "Bridge Of Spies" Sylvester Stallone, "Creed" Best Director Adam McKay, "The Big Short" George Miller, "Mad Max: Fury Road" Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "The Revenant" Lenny Abrahamson, "Room" Tom McCarthy, "Spotlight" Foreign Language Film Original Score Visual Effects Animated Feature Film Documentary Feature Documentary Short Subject "Bear Story" "Prologue" "Sanjay's Super Team" "We Can't Live Without Cosmos" "World of Tomorrow" Live Action Short Film This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: The 2016 Oscars red carpet was filled with celebs like Mindy Kaling, Alicia Vikander, and Sofia Vergara. Check out who wore what at this year's Academy Awards.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 7 Reasons Why 'Gods of Egypt' Was an Epic Box Office Flop Posted:  Forget "13 Hours." With "Gods of Egypt," 2016 has its first bonafide megaflop.That may seem a harsh way to describe a movie that opened near the high end of predictions, with an estimated $14.0 million, placing second only to the still-unstoppable "Deadpool." But remember, "Gods" cost a reported $140 million to make and was supposed to launch the next big fantasy franchise for Lionsgate, the studio behind the "Hunger Games" and "Divergent" films. This weekend's figures make the prospect of lucrative sequels very doubtful, especially since the movie looks like it's going to struggle to earn back even a fourth of its budget in American multiplexes. In retrospect, it's hard to figure why the studio gambled so much on this film, given all the strikes against it that are apparent now. For instance: 1. The Casting  Gerald Butler and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau are not big box office draws, no matter how much you loved "300" or "Game of Thrones." Actually, Butler does well in the right circumstances, which is why there are higher hopes for his "London Has Fallen" action sequel, opening next weekend.It's possible that there are Butler fans who didn't want to blow their money on the unknown-quantity "Gods" because they're saving it for the actor's more familiar franchise next week. But just because he excelled in a swords-and-sandals epic a decade ago doesn't mean he should be the go-to guy for ancient-world action spectacles. 2. The Whitewash  This was the even bigger problem with the casting: that the main roles were almost entirely played by white actors. It's not just an #OscarsSoWhite thing; the time seems to have passed when you could get away with casting an Egyptian story with so few brown performers in it.In 2014, Ridley Scott famously said he couldn't have financed his $140-million Egyptian epic, the biblical "Exodus: Gods and Kings," without a predominantly white cast. But having Christian Bale and box office non-entities like Joel Edgerton didn't help either. That movie opened with $24.1 million and topped out at $65.0 million in North America. You'd think the makers of "Gods of Egypt" would have learned from "Gods and Kings" and gone for historical accuracy over cynical pandering, but they didn't, and the result backfired. When the trailers for the new film came out last fall, the backlash was so loud that both director Alex Proyas and Lionsgate issued statements apologizing for the miscalculation. That bad press might not have kept moviegoers away this weekend, but it didn't help. 3. The Testosterone  How did Lionsgate think this was going to be the next "Hunger Games" or "Divergent?" Two things those franchises had in common: they were based on best-selling book series, and they had likable teenage-girl heroines. "Gods" has no literary pedigree and is pretty much a sausage fest.4. The Filmmakers  Alex Proyas used to be considered a truly visionary director, thanks to cult hits "The Crow" and "Dark City" (pictured). More recently, he's made big, corporate action/sci-fi movies like "I, Robot" and "Knowing." He's working here with the screenwriters behind (woof) "Dracula Untold" and "The Last Witch Hunter," both movies that critics and audiences alike rejected.5. Really Bad Reviews  With a team like that, it's no wonder that "Gods of Egypt" received such dismal reviews (13 percent fresh at Rotten Tomatoes, 24 at Metacritic). But even audiences gave it poor word-of-mouth, judging by the film's B- grade at CinemaScore.6. The Videogame-y Visual Effects  No doubt Lionsgate was hoping that the movie's 3D bookings would bring in more money, but by many accounts, "Gods"' visuals weren't that impressive -- with creatures and sets that would have been more at home in a video game than on the giant screen. American audiences have shown that they're not willing to pay extra for 3D unless the movie offers a real treat for the eye.7. The Timing  Not only was positioning the movie a week before Butler's "London Has Fallen" (above) a bad idea, but so was putting it in the sights of "Deadpool," which earned another estimated $31.5 million this weekend. In fairness, everyone underestimated "Deadpool." Still, when action/fantasy fans have a choice between a contemporary Marvel superhero movie and an unfamiliar adventure set in the ancient world, it's not hard to guess which one they'll pick.It's not all bad news for "Gods of Egypt." The movie has already earned an estimated $38.2 million overseas, which isn't earth-shattering, but that total is nearly three times what it earned here. Foreign moviegoers have certainly shown themselves to be less picky than homegrown audiences about the quality of their action movies, non-diverse casting, and ho-hum 3D. Still, after you take away marketing costs and the share of revenue that goes to the theaters, "Gods" will have to earn about $305 million overseas just to break even. Anyone who thinks that'll happen is living on de banks of de Nile. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Weekend Box Office: 'Deadpool' Slays 'Gods of Egypt' Posted:  BY DERRIK J. LANGAP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A group of ancient Egyptian deities couldn't take down the Merc With a Mouth. Marvel's antihero blockbuster "Deadpool" continued to dominate North American movie theaters over the weekend, earning an estimated $31.5 million in its third week and besting newcomer "Gods of Egypt." The total domestic haul for 20th Century Fox's comic book adaptation starring Ryan Reynolds as a foul-mouthed mercenary stands at $285.6 million. Lionsgate's "Gods of Egypt," featuring Gerard Butler as an Egyptian god, debuted in second place with $14 million. Other newcomers this weekend included the feel-good Olympic tale "Eddie the Eagle", which opened in fifth place with $6.3 million. Heist thriller "Triple 9" disappointed in sixth place with $6.1 million. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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